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Health Inequality and the State of Global Health (5 cr)

Code: HCS21GL04-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.11.2021 - 08.03.2022

Timing

08.03.2022 - 31.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care

Teachers

  • Pia Liljeroth
  • Susanne Jungerstam

Teacher in charge

Susanne Jungerstam

Groups

  • HCS21F-Å
    Health Care and Social Services, 2021 full-time studies
  • HCS21P-Å
    Health Care and Social Services, 2021 part-time studies

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- Develop an interprofessional understanding of health, well-being and functional variation in a global perspective
- Acquire deeper knowledge and understanding about health policy and health services delivered in local, national, and international levels as well as in governmental (legislative) and international bodies.
- Critically analyze health inequality in a global perspective

Content

- Different perspectives of health and well-being, including health care, the social basis of health, global governance and educational practices
- Methods of comparative analysis of health and well-being in a global perspective
- Interdisciplinary approaches to developing interprofessional practices in health care delivery

Location and time

8.3. 15.00-18.00 Health and inequality in a global perspective. The social basis of health.
19.4. 15.00-18.00 Human rights and health.
16.5. 15.00-18.00 Interprofessional and intercultural competence (Focussing on health, well-being and empowerment)

Materials

To be introduced during lectures and presentations of assignments.

Teaching methods

Online lectures and presentations
Self studies and assignments

Exam schedules

To be introduced during lectures and presentations of assignments.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions and his/hers knowledge of the other students' work is inadequate. The student shows limited substance knowledge, it can be essential. The student shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has followed the instructions for assignment. She/he have a deficient knowledge of the substance also touching the essential

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria for assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows insufficient knowledge about the other students' assignments. The student has mastered the substance of his work, but the application is limited

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Criteria for evaluation of assignment:
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and can lead a discussion at the possible seminar. The assignment and the possible role as an opponent show something out of the ordinary (technical execution, oral presentation, mature reflections, independent working methods)
The student has followed the instructions for the assignment and shows that she/he has mastered the substance. She/he have read the other participants' assignments and can ask relevant questions and lead a discussion at the possible seminar

Qualifications

No prerequisites